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CLASSIFICATION. 
learn Natural History; but the books about 
it that I have looked into have had so 
many hard words in them that I have 
always been discouraged. But you. always 
make every thing so plain and easy to un¬ 
derstand that I am sure I could learn it from 
you.” 
“And tell us plenty of stories,” said Sid¬ 
ney : “ that is the best part of lectures, I 
think.” 
“I should be very happy to do so,” said 
Miss Louisa, “if you think you can be 
enough interested in the subject to study a 
little and to be contented with some dry 
details of classes and orders.” 
“What is the use of the classes, aunt?” 
asked Sidney. 
“ The use of them is to arrange our 
knowledge systematically, so that we may 
be able to find what we want more easily,” 
replied Miss Winston. “We may compare 
them to the shelves in the china-closet or 
the divisions and drawers in the store-room. 
You know we keep table-cloths in one drawer 
and napkins in another, besides having 
shelves for the spare blankets and comforters, 
a rack to hang up the hams and dried beef, 
